F1 Spanish GP: Kimi Antonelli wins again as VSC costs Lando Norris - Motorsport.com
Kimi Antonelli secured victory at the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid after a strategic error by Lando Norris during a virtual safety car period. The race was marked by multiple incidents, including early-race collisions and mechanical failures for Lewis Hamilton and Lance Stroll.
Why it matters
The race outcome significantly impacts the Formula 1 championship standings and highlights the critical role of race strategy in modern motorsport.
Kimi Antonelli prevailed in the Spanish Grand Prix, Formula 1’s first race at the Madring, as polesitter Lando Norris’ race was derailed by strategy.
Norris comfortably pulled away in the early stages of the race, but he pitted right after a virtual safety car intervention, which pegged him so far back that he lost the victory.
Scruffy start as frontrunners cut corners
Pirelli predicted a 2.31m difference between soft and medium tyres at the start, so it was interesting for second-row starters Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton to pick the red-walled compound, unlike polesitter Norris and Antonelli alongside him.
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